A passion for driving change is essential!
What is Financial Management?
Finance is at the heart of our company. It provides an objective measure of performance and the analysis to support decision-making. Choose this function and you’ll gain a unique insight into how a major international business works, contribute to value creation in all areas and enjoy a wide range of career opportunities in the UK and overseas.
Our finance professionals play a vital part in all key business activities and are in the thick of the action: from helping develop major brands like Dove, Magnum or Pot Noodle, to providing insightful product and market analysis or consolidating accounts to report to the City. In so doing, the financial manager must combine strategic perspective with attention to detail.
As a finance manager you’ll play a pivotal role implementing strategy and act as a business partner in driving growth. In broad terms you’ll aim to increase profitability by calculating the financial impact of business issues – from securing the best deal on raw materials to developing strategies for e-business. And you’ll need to react quickly, as Unilever operates in an environment where market conditions are constantly changing.
What kind of person is suited to a career in Financial Management?
Unilever expects its financial management to demonstrate a passion for driving change throughout the business. It views this ability as a core general management skill which financial management is well placed to exercise. This drive for change - whether via a re-examination of the portfolio, mergers, acquisitions, disposals, restructuring, project management, manufacturing reconfiguration or risk management - distinguishes the very best financial professionals from the rest.
Qualifications required:
The minimum requirement for a career in the financial management division is an undergraduate degree in any of these fields: BComm (Accounting, Management Accounts or Financial Accounts) BAcc (Accounting, Management Accounts or Financial Accounts) BBusSci. For our Business Analytics team, an economics/econometrics course component is highly advantageous.
Locations:
NSW (Sydney), VIC (Melbourne).
